Thanks to NetGalley, I was able to read a digital ARC of Drawing: Basic Textures in Pencil by Diane Cardaci.

This beginner's book is comprised of a paragraph long introduction then eleven short chapters covering, in order, Tools & Materials, Graphite Techniques, Understanding Value, Texture, Light & Form, Botanicals, Still Life, Wildlife, Landscape, Cityscape, Portrait, and Pets.

I doubt anyone who has spent much time with a pencil would benefit greatly from this book as it seems designed to introduce rather than instruct. As a book aimed squarely at beginners, I personally would have liked to see it delve deeper into each topic. However I do think it could be a valuable addition to a starting library for someone who has just picked up pencils for the first time.

I was looking forward to looking through the techniques BUT most of the images were garbled and I was unable to see them. I believe that the real copy is good as all books have been that I have purchased from Walter Foster BUT I cannot fairly rate this one as I am unable to see the images - Thank you for granting my wish, though :)

Gain the drawing skills you need to create textured works like a pro with Drawing: Basic Textures in Pencil.

From handling the pencil and mastering basic techniques to learning about value, form, and shading, Basic Textures in Pencil teaches beginning artists all of the elements they need to achieve realistic results in their drawings.

Intuitive step-by-step lessons then demonstrate how you can put your newfound skills to use by rendering everything from metal, glass, and wood textures to fur and feathers. Each concept is clearly explained in easy-to-comprehend language, making this book an accessible and approachable resource for beginning artists and art enthusiasts.

Designed for beginners, the How to Draw & Paint series offers an easy-to-follow guide that introduces artists to basic tools and materials and includes simple step-by-step lessons for a variety of projects suitable for the aspiring artist. Basic Textures in Pencil allows artists to widen the scope of their abilities, demonstrating basic pencil drawing techniques that allow beginners to re-create a variety of common textures and surfaces. Didn't really helped me at all.

Ausführliche Einführung ins Zeichnen, allerdings richtet es sich nicht an absolute Anfänger, wie man schon am Einband sehen kann. Durch die vielen Anregungen bekommt man Lust, sich wieder ans Zeichenbrett zu setzen...

I'm not sure I would call it a book when it has only 40 pages, but it is surely nice reference material for those in their pencil drawing journey. However, read the title properly because this is not meant to teach you how to draw or general techniques when using pencils. It only focuses on helping you achieve well rendered textures for animal skins, fruits and vegetables, trees, clouds, man-made materials, portraits, landscapes, etc.

I would suggest it for those who already know how to draw or at least not very beginner (doesn't make sense to learn how to render a realistic strawberry texture when you can't draw its shape yet, right?). It is mostly a reference guide, with less step-by-step explanations and no troubleshooting section. I would have wished more than 40 pages and lengthier explanations on how to achieve each texture mentioned. I see it suitable as a guide for those already practicing pencil drawing interested in achieving nice and believable textures. If this is your case, this book can help you level up your art and make it look more polished.*I read it as an eARC

Drawing: Basic Textures in Pencil is a terrific book for beginners. It teaches value and step by step instruction on shading and creating all kinds of texture. There are instructions for brick, feathers, wood and fur to name a few. This book is great to enhance your drawing skills. True to form Walter Foster books are terrific. This would make a great gift for your budding artist. It's 40 pages are jammed packed with examples and lessons.

This is an excellent book which explains the process of drawing with pencil clearly and simply, providing examples of flowers, still life pictures, birds, animals, trees and landscapes. It goes into the types of pencils which you need and the different kinds of techniques.



I would recommend it for beginners.



I received this free ebook from NetGalley in return for an honest review.

I received this copy from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Let's go :D

*~.Book Analysis.~*
Just remembering that those were my impressions and opinion as a reader :)

Rating: 5 stars
Reading period: Nov 25th, 2018
Format: ebook
Source: NetGalley – I have received this book in exchange for an honest review.
Release date: Sept. 4th, 2018

PROS
I’m on an art sprint today and this book caught up my attention for teaching black and white shadowing on nature draws. From flowers to puppies, this book guides us through every step to achieve the perfect texture!

CONS
Despite teaching some really useful tips for drawing, this isn’t a book for beginners in drawing at all! I tried doodling along while I read and it didn’t turn out very well. I need to practice, lol.

COVER ANALYSIS
Even with the cute puppy (that we learn how to draw inside), I think the cover could have been a bit more elaborated – it strikes me as a little boring.

RECOMMENDED FOR
Readers that would love to learn more about drawing animals and general painting techniques!

Whilst this is not a big book, it certainly makes up for the lack of volume with concise and topical information. I found with some very short list of material on can make such realistic marks. The instructions were easy to follow and understand, and what I really liked about it, was that it actually did what the title said - nothing more or nothing less.
I really like this book

This is a short but really useful book about creating different textures with pencil. Texture is one of the most important factors in drawing and breathes life into the art being made. This book has a lot of useful tips and ideas for how to go about drawing people, pets and lots of other subjects. A helpful introduction to texture in pencil art,

This 40 page booklet is packed with excellent drawing instructions and tips to add texture to your drawings, The step by step instructions make it easy for even a beginner to follow.

This is a good taster book for someone wanting to improve their skills in creating textures in pencil. There are not enough stages and instructions for the projects to make the book suitable for an absolute beginner. But great as a starting point, and as a guide for what can be accomplished. It great book for giving you ideas and for having a dip in. Thank you

This book shows ways to increase the quality of basic drawings with simple techniques. I liked that it described and illustrated ways that shading can enhance your work. For example, instead of using the darkest pencil or going over and over a section to darken it, the book shows how to use a hard pencil crossed over with a soft pencil to enhance a dark shade. A simple concept but something I did not know.

It shows how to use value, light and graphic techniques to produce a real time quality drawing. I have like to draw for years and found this book to contain simple ideas that will definitely make my drawings better. I only wish the book was longer. Contains still life, photographs and landscape.


I received an ARC from NetGalley for an honest review.

This nice book covers basic pencil and eraser drawing techniques, and shows you how to apply them to different kind of textures. Where needed images describe the building fases.

It could just be a little longer

I received a copy of this book from Quarto Publishing Group – Walter Foster

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A very good book for beginners. The authors focus on the textures that can be found in different types of drawing: portrait, still life, landscapes and more. The step by step tutorials are very well illustrated.

The book seems to me too short and lacking information. There are very few demos (one for each subject: still life, botanical, wildlife, landcape, cityscape, portrait, pets). I can't evaluate the quality of the demos as most of the images are corrupted in my digital copy.

As an artist myself I have gone through and read quite a few drawing books. This book isn't useful for beginners as it doesn't really show beginners techniques or exercises and you'd already need to be quite advanced to draw animals, city or landscapes like shown in the book. So I am confused as to whom this book is directed at.

The book is too short to be any help for a beginner or to show advanced techniques for professional artists and personally I wasn't able to learn any new information. You cannot just learn how to draw hair and fur in 8 pages, sorry.
I cannot recommend this book at all.

I thought this book contained a lot of useful information. Shows good techniques and worth having at hand if you are artistic and would like to improve the realism of your drawings. Textures can be very tricky.

Drawing: Basic Textures in Pencil is a lovely little guide to texture. Though short, the book packs in plenty of useful information for artists. I was particularly taken with some of the great tips for drawing hair, as that is an area in which I struggle. I will definitely attempt some of the techniques described when working on my next portrait. This is a book I would recommend to amateur graphite pencil artists who are looking to improve their technical skills.

This is a 40 page, step-by-step drawing book for beginners, “A Beginner’s Guide to Realistic Textures in Graphite.”

Contents are broken down into categories: Tools & Materials; Graphite Techniques; Understanding Value; Texture, Light & Form; Botanicals; Still Life; Wildlife; Landscape; Cityscape; Portrait; and Pets.
Each Category is “defined” by approximately two sentences, and so on, as things are broken down by item.

Tools & Techniques is broken down into categories of Pencils, Paper, Blending Tools and Eraser. Those four categories are broken down further. Pencils, for instance, has five different types of drawing pencils listed.

I was reminded recently that with the changing colour and the falling of the leaves that we are not far away from Hanukah and Christmas. Ideal for a beginning, these looked like they would be perfect for some budding artists I know.


Published: 04 SEP 2018

Many thanks for the ARC provided by Quarto Publishing Group – Walter Foster, Walter Foster Publishing